Quiz
Think you know all there is to know about your favorite pair of shoes? Take this quiz about insoles to find the best fit for your feet.
True or False
1. When your shoes are too big and you’ve already fallen in them in public a few times, it’s time to throw them out and count it as a big loss.
True or False
2. When your shoes are too big, the shoe inserts for big shoes that you need are the odor eaters ones.
True or False
3. If you’re wearing open toed shoes that are too big for your feet and your toes keep sliding forward, use tissues or toilet paper and stuff it into the toe area.
True or False
4. The real key to making a super big shoe fit is to buy any old inexpensive insole with padding and stuff it in the shoe.
True or False
5. Ball of foot cushions can help shrink a shoe that is too big.
True or False
6. One of the type of shoe inserts for big shoes is called heel grips.
Answers:
1. False – When you’ve embarrassed yourself enough, it’s time to take action. You can make big shoes smaller. However, why did you wait so long?
2. False – If your feet smell, odor eaters shoe inserts can help. However, many of the current shoe insoles on the market now have an antibacterial top coat that eats odors. Thus, it’s best to purchase insoles (shoe inserts) that fit your feet perfectly and support your arch, line up your heel and prevent pronation or supination as well. This is the age where shoe inserts for big shoes and shoe insoles in general are multitasking. The more features you find in shoe inserts for big shoes, the better your feet will feel.
3. False – Although this may work for closed toe shoes temporarily, it will never work for open toed shoes. However, another thing to think about is how pretty will that tissue paper be if you have to remove your shoes at someone’s house because they have white carpets and don’t allow anyone to wear shoes in the home? Can you be so sure that the used up tissue paper will stay in the shoes? A better solution is to use shoe inserts for big shoes.
4. False – Again, insoles should match the needs of your feet. If your feet are perfect and all you need is a bit of extra foam, it may work temporarily, but look at the long term. What will happen when your body is off filter by 1/8th of an inch on one side and not on the other side? This is how muscle imbalances start, and then over time end up causing pain in the knee, hip, low back and even neck. A better solution is to use high quality shoe inserts in both shoes.
5. True – Three great ball of foot cushions that are great as shoe inserts for big shoes are the following:
• Sof Sole Ball of Foot Cushions
• Spenco® Gel Ball of Foot Cushions
• Spenco Ironman Gel Ball of Foot Arch Cushions
6. True – This is a soft suede leather horizontal pad that fits inside the heel and takes up the extra space from a big shoe. It prevents you from slipping and also prevents blistering. The shoe insert also has a self-adhesive strip on it to stay in place. Find out more about the Pedag Stop Heel Grips online at TheInsoleStore.com